Here's me playing after one month of practice, and on the same violin today 6 months later

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ADK-Mark

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This is a starter violin that I put helicore strings on, it's so loud that I need the mute now. They should call them "Hell" - icore, but they way I look at it, it forces me to focus down onto the intonation of each note. Any tips/suggestions/criticisms? I want to get a lot better, so let me have it!! (Image is reverse/mirror image due to the camera)

Looks like you are having a blast. This is a good way to learn to play by ear, and to improve by matching intonation with the recording.
I like the spot where you sing and play the strumming part with staccato notes.

As far as having to be careful on every note and having to use a mute because it is too loud, I would suggest Pro-Arte. They are flexible enough that intonation is not as sensitive and warm enough not to need a mute.

Thanks for the post.

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I take it you are right handed and the video reverses your image. The writing on your shirt is backwards. Well done.

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Hi Mark, I'd say you're making good progress, and still having fun. Keep at it!

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It sounds like you're improvising, and that's super awesome. I was very impressed, also, by how you managed to sing a little while playing. I've tried that before and its hard! So cheers to you
You're sounding great for such a short time of plying. Keep it up!

Hey Mt. Fiddler great job! Keep up the singing, that'll be something that'll give you a leg up on a lot of fiddlers. Bruce Molsky is a master at this.

If you are looking for something more bluegrassy to add to your repetoire take a gander at the Nashville Bowing. At about :27 of your video you start to do some eigth note bowing, if you were to do some nashiville shuffling, you'd sound awesome! This video does a great job explaining it:

Praise the Lord, keep at it and you'll keep jammin away into the moonlight, lol

Thanks for the post friend!

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Mark your playing is great!!!! I liked to see you play so freely.

Is it just me or you have a left handed fiddle? It sounds great!

Keep up the great work and enjoying the music.

JuanFiddler.

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Hey Juan... nope it's a righty... the camera in my computer reverses the image. I'm thinking about left handed playing because my left index finger was caught in a woodspitter about a year ago, and I can't bend it naturally. (You can see a bit of it on the video). So I'm just figuring I can work around it, but since I'm not going to play for Carnegie Hall anytime soon, I figure I'l keep with it even with the bad finger.